New Subdivision Coming to Santa Rita Foothills in Vail (Tucson)

Karen Schutte TUCSON, ARIZONA — Ocotillo Ridge (Tucson) ASLI IX, LLC along with Mark Voigt and Dave Rogers of Voyager Investment Properties in Phoenix closed on 217 acres in the Santa Rita foothills area of southeast Tucson for $2.85 million($13,134 per acre). The seller in the transaction was H&A LLC, (Charlie Trayers, Manager). Located on … Read more

Gilbert to give final approvals for residential development

By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter The Town of Gilbert is considering giving final plat approvals for the first phase for the Waterston North residential development at Val Vista Drive and Ocotillo Road. Plans for this phase call for 231 single family lots on 72.6 acres. The property was rezoned for residential development … Read more

10 cheapest places to live in Arizona

REAL ESTATE | RENT.COM Arizona also home to two popular universities, multiple national parks (ever heard of the Grand Canyon?) and thriving cities with plenty of opportunities. And did we mention the weather? That hot desert climate means plenty of sunshine and shorts all year-round. With so much to offer, the cheapest places to live in Arizona consist of … Read more

Homebuyers hit a wall in Ahwatukee

By Paul Maryniak, AFN Executive Editor The top analyst of housing market trends in the Phoenix Metro Market last week sounded the alarms for homebuyers in 2021 that can be boiled down to one word: desperate. The Cromford Report said that while January is normally the best month for new listings to come on line, … Read more

Director’s Message – Winter 2021

Carol DitmoreDirector If you are a news junky and read as much as I do, very often within the span of a day or two, you will read stories that give contradicting data and analysis about political, social, health or financial issues. When confronted with completely diametrical information, you sometimes realize that both may contain some … Read more

City dreams about the future: multi-use stadium, light rail and a ‘ring road’

By Jay Taylor For Maricopans who share a grand vision for their growing city, Thursday’s city planning session was like Christmas, a birthday and Mardi Gras rolled into one. City Manager Rick Horst laid out an ambitious vision for the city, with numerous projects floated to increase livability for residents and propel efforts to become a … Read more

Casa Grande’s ‘zombie’ subdivisions are being brought back to life

Maria Vasquez/PinalCentral CASA GRANDE — “Zombie” subdivisions across Casa Grande are being brought back to life as homes continue to be built and the population is projected to grow significantly. Those are partially built neighborhoods that were left incomplete due to the recession around 2008. “They were created by land developers back in 2005 to … Read more

5 biggest questions for real estate in 2021

REAL ESTATE Housing markets weathered a challenging 2020 with a strong second half. But will the positive trends hold? Here are the five biggest questions for real estate, and who should care most, looking ahead to 2021. As the saying goes, hindsight is 20-20. But this year most Americans will be pleased to literally put … Read more

Landsea Homes acquires 1,067 homesites in Goodyear and Mesa

REAL ESTATE | 2 hours ago | AZRE Landsea Homes, a publicly traded residential homebuilder, announced today the acquisition of 1,067 finished single-family homesites at Eastmark in Mesa, AZ and El Cidro in Goodyear, AZ. “We continue to strategically expand in Arizona with the recent purchases of new homesites at Eastmark and El Cidro,” said Greg Balen, Arizona regional president, Landsea Homes. “We’ve sold homes in Eastmark … Read more